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Time to rethink cage-free commitments for layer welfare?

Consumers’ demands for layer welfare do not always reflect what is best for hens. To pander to them neither benefits birds nor consumers.

While cage-free systems may allow greater expression of natural behaviors, they tend to result in higher dust levels and poorer air quality than houses with conventional cages. (Dr. Vincent Guyonnet)

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FDA now required to release once private layer information

On July 15th, 2021, Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) won a lawsuit against the FDA concerning the release of layer production information to the public.

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More than simply nutrition inside an egg

Eggs are a treasure chest of functional proteins, and little by little we are beginning to understand their potential uses.

There is much more than simply nutrition inside an egg. (Dr. Vincent Guyonnet)

Supply chain shocks drive protein price increases

The COVID-19 global pandemic stressed the poultry supply chain, fueling consumer food prices to their highest levels in 13 years.

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More gender parity is needed in the egg sector

The egg sector needs to make greater efforts to include and empower women.

Women In A Poultry Workshop Kenya

Time to think about a net zero energy layer barn

Egg producers face the twin pressures of adopting less environmentally friendly practices and cutting emissions. Net zero energy layer housing may go some way to resolving this problem.

Latin America’s top 10 egg producers

Measured by flock size, Mexican companies continue to dominate the ranking of the region’s largest egg producers, but change is afoot.

San Juan-branded eggs from Latin America’s largest egg producer Proan. | Photo by Benjamín Ruiz

What should the critical control points be in shell egg plants?

While shell egg plants do not fall in the scope of the Egg Products Inspection Regulation, an important question is still posed for egg producers: what should the critical control points (CCPs) be in shell egg plants?

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New technology redefining understanding of layer behavior

New technologies are offering us ever more insight into layer behavior, to the benefit of production and welfare alike.

Precision livestock farming is making the most of sensors and artificial visual systems to displace subjective human observations. | Valerii Minhirov | iStock.com

Salmonella egg testing program expanded in New Zealand

The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has made the choice to expand their testing program after Salmonella enteritidis type 11 (ST11) was found at an Auckland poultry farm earlier this year.

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Cal-Maine’s ‘Scaling our Sustainability’ indicates progress

The largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States revealed growth in their second-ever sustainability update.

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The future is bright at Nature’s Yoke and Utopihen Farms

“It’s a movement, it’s not just an egg brand,” stated Weaver. The fourth-generation farmer helps his family lead the free-range and pasture-raised egg companies.

Courtesy of Utopihen Farms

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